I have been continuing the ebird challenge of a complete checklist a day challenge. Today I hit 1500 days. So with such a milestone I headed out to Barr Lake today. It was a cold day at around 10 with a windchill bellow that, but I was bundled up and carrying around 20 ponds of gear (scope, tripod, big camera plus the backpack with water and food) so I didn't notice that much except when I as the gazebo scopeing the lake, then I did. Highlights of course were the Bald Eagles, I got 50 in total, braking ebird's filter. That could be an over count, it could be a under cont. They were flying around enough to make it hard. One of the best parts of so many eagles was they were vocalizing a lot, it was fun to listen to that awesome call. Along with the eagles there was two hug rafts of Redheads and Ring-billed ducks with some Scaups, both Lesser and Greater, along with some Canvasbacks. Then there was that hug raft of Mallards near the gazebo along with more Northern Pintails, around 120, then I have seen together. There was also three American White Pelicans that over wintered. After leaving the gazebo I walked further past the 2.5 mile marker and crossed over the inflow canal where I found a hug flock of Red-winged Blackirds. After picking over that mob, about 120, I found a young Rusty Blackbird in the flock. Another highlight was a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk. Good birding, Brian Johnson, Englewood CO
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